Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 4.7 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 4.5 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 92.6% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 16.6 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in New Caledonia

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

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New Caledonia vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Bhutan, you would:

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pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+698.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+186.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$1.97 CFPF209	+294.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$1.25 CFPF133	+591.4%
Average			+412.4%

Bhutan vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$3.47 CFPF369	+223.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+690.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$4.55 CFPF483	+49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$6.20 CFPF659	+229.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+611.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$2.13 CFPF226	+85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$3.25 CFPF345	+369.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$2.77 CFPF294	+280.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$3.62 CFPF384	+982.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$2.50 CFPF265	+868.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$1.70 CFPF181	+447.9%
Average			+354.5%

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pay 92.6% more for transportation

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$6.03 CFPF641	+116.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+96.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$15.82 CFPF1,680	+20.0%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+101.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+491.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+799.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$153.08 CFPF16,258	+493.2%
Average			+563.1%

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pay 16.6 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+1569.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	+1550.0%
Average			+1559.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$9.38 CFPF997	+263.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$4.57 CFPF486	+258.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+403.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$49.26 CFPF5,232	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+353.8%
Average			+190.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Bhutan	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+119.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+162.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$98.53 CFPF10,464	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+1692.6%
Average			+250.7%

Bhutan vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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